Data protection officials in Hamburg are accusing Facebook of a new breach of German privacy laws by using so-called "cookies" to track users even after they’ve cancelled their accounts.
The northern German city-state’s data protection agency suspects that the social networking website places a so-called "cookies" on users’ internet browsers that can keep tabs on them for two years after abandoning Facebook. The cookie can also be read by plug-ins on other websites, according to the organisation.
“Arguments that all users have to remain known after they leave Facebook to guarantee the service's security are not acceptable,” the Hamburg data protection director Johannes Caspar said on his agency's website. Full story...
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The northern German city-state’s data protection agency suspects that the social networking website places a so-called "cookies" on users’ internet browsers that can keep tabs on them for two years after abandoning Facebook. The cookie can also be read by plug-ins on other websites, according to the organisation.
“Arguments that all users have to remain known after they leave Facebook to guarantee the service's security are not acceptable,” the Hamburg data protection director Johannes Caspar said on his agency's website. Full story...
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